Château de Cognac opens Cognac’s list
12 places to visit stand within 1 km of the middle of Cognac. Look within 5 km of its centre and the list grows by 3 beyond the 14 in Cognac. Among them are 4 châteaux, 4 museums and 3 attractions. France lists 7 of the town’s sites as historic monuments. Allow a day for Arc de Germanicus, 24 km off.
Must-know places in Cognac
After Château de Cognac, look out for 2 museums, 2 monasteries and a garden.
MuseumMusée d'Art et d'Histoire de Cognacin town
MuseumMusée des arts du cognacin townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent des Récollets de Cognacin townMonastery or conventMonastery or conventPrieuré Saint-Léger de Cognacin townBest known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Plotted on the map
Out of town, most of the 3 are to the east.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Cognac; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What you can see
Châteaux or heritage sites number 7, museums or galleries 4.
Dark: in Cognac. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Everything to see
The town has 14; within 5 km of its centre, the list finds 3 more.
Couvent des Récollets de Cognac
Convent located in Charente, in France.
Prieuré Saint-Léger de Cognac
Priory located in Charente, in France.
The 14 places in Cognac first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Trips out
The 12 days out are led by Arc de Germanicus, 24 km away.
Monastery or conventAbbaye aux Dames de Saintes24 km west, in SaintesChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bourg-Charente8.2 km east, in Bourg-CharenteChâteauChâteauDonjon de Pons21 km southwest, in PonsChâteauChâteauChâteau de Taillebourg29 km northwest, in Taillebourg
MuseumMusée d'Angoulême38 km east, in AngoulêmeChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Roche-Courbon39 km northwest, in Saint-Porchaire
ChâteauChâteau de Barbezieux28 km southeast, in Barbezieux-Saint-HilairePlaces within 40 km of Cognac with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Quick answers on Cognac
What is there to see in Cognac?
The first on our list in Cognac are Château de Cognac, Jardin public de Cognac, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Cognac and Musée des arts du cognac. We list 14 places in town. Another 3 are within 5 km of the centre.
Are there museums in or near Cognac?
4 museums and galleries in town or within 5 km, including Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Cognac, Musée des arts du cognac, Parc des Expositions de Cognac and Rémy Martin.
Which places in Cognac are listed historic monuments?
7 places on this page in Cognac are listed or registered historic monuments (Mérimée), including Château de Cognac, Jardin public de Cognac, Couvent des Récollets de Cognac and Prieuré Saint-Léger de Cognac.
What well-known places are within a day out of Cognac?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Arc de Germanicus (24 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre d'Angoulême (38 km), Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Saintes (24 km), Abbaye Saint-Étienne de Bassac (18 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Cognac, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de Cognac: rosier, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des arts du cognac: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'Angoulême: Nicrid16, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Barbezieux: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.